> I have been working as a software engineer for 25+ years, and while I have worked with Java before I am no better at it than someone who just graduated Don't

> I have been working as a software engineer for 25+ years, and while I have worked with Java before I am no better at it than someone who just graduated Don't see how that's possible. I wouldn't even think 50% of what makes anyone a good Java developer is due to anything Java-specific. And you'll undoubtedly pick up Java-specific knowledge faster than the graduate is likely to.